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Searching for transient neutrino sources with the help of gamma rays

Posted on by Madeleine O'Keefe
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In a paper submitted today to The Astrophysical Journal, the AMON team, together with the IceCube and HAWC collaborations, present the analysis approach that they developed and reveal the first results from their analysis, as applied to three years of archival data from 2015 to 2018. During those three years, they identified two coincident events that met their criteria for distribution as a public alert, but there were no particularly important astronomical sources seen near either position. […]

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IceCube-Gen2 will open a new window on the universe

Posted on by Madeleine O'Keefe
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In a white paper recently submitted to the Journal of Physics G, the international IceCube-Gen2 Collaboration outlines the need for and design of a next-generation extension of IceCube. By adding new optical and radio instruments to the existing detector, IceCube-Gen2 will increase the annual rate of cosmic neutrino observations by an order of magnitude, and its sensitivity to point sources will increase to five times that of IceCube. […]

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Week 31 at the Pole

Posted on by Jean DeMerit
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The sky was the center of attention at the Pole last week—and for a number of reasons. Sure, there were auroras, stunning as always. But there was also a moon bright enough to be confused with a sunset. […]

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Week 30 at the Pole

Posted on by Jean DeMerit
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Last week was the first time this year that temperatures dipped to -100 °F, what one winterover deemed “properly cold.” The moon was out, though, so they didn’t let the extreme cold stop them from enjoying the clear skies for outdoor photography. […]

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IceCube’s Upward Bound class goes virtual

Posted on by Madeleine O'Keefe
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Last week, 52 high school students in Minnesota finished a two-week course taught by IceCube-trained educators. The class was organized by Upward Bound, a federally funded program that provides precollege opportunities for high school students from low-income families whose parents didn’t attend college. […]

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